The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27

and Mr. nJ Josenh' ROSS, brother Of Charley Roosst's
ffSs Fl shs seauetofs. They met mo at Police
wv hope that you at least haye some trust
WORTHY inI'orIbn sxH r SAID Capt: I Helms; cont
Henry s1 'hedds saV 81 the s'iTi'hsfG rtoen aRff PoIiee o as:
triet 1 have heard OF a man who Processes. to
c tnpw H Ms9 t15e "GMdn M. Ross a was l i Ml4t sHnd tor fo
xe sHe 81 Io y .skss any idea who the aOduot0F'
",We suspect two mon named William Mosher
III We have their pames" he exclaimed.
Do not think before the pusiicatios Of this
9bS Sen siSsn MY 'Snh tine M fsast T Tsssq irst h sns.
pected. A policeman, named Doyle came to me
Ses a ia,k fns viii sni1: chi m,lisMHG oshef. aad from ! h al Z
have learned I fthiinE lis brothe;r %iilliiaHmn had a
hand In carrying OF Charley Ross."
oa rB J G. GIN Mosher to see me as soon az you
After q great deal OF searching and trouble
Gin M Inas,Ion was d fosIhd' s.i After asking him
What are yeHE reasons for spspseting that
Your b brother %bs4,N %iIRli Han !, took part in the kianap-
pp""Swell," he REPLICA" Il was. approached BY
Bill, who asked me r. would join him In car
rylng Off some child who had rich parents. The
E EEjif1r "a xesg ;$ s!s1! e. iso Hs% sHiid 81 t AssHff sss
Dlch one Oh the children was 70 % taken Z"
@The' youngest one we could get"
What would YOU do with it|
Hold 1t for o ransom." ....
""M N q So ala h sa PIi9 Hiif a to fSnes and r. l. G Idea !.
Il a Vss to r 9sso thsn IS for the ransom"
"IEeiused to have anything to do with It,"
"BScHGasuse I thought there would be too much
risk In trying to get money from the Wander
bilts. They are too rich, have too much power.
and are not people, to be frightened, There
SOM" =.
Yes. / would not run the risk of being de-
tected; did not think 1t WAS a safe enterprise
Gil, Mosher's statement made o strong i'm
come to me from any honest motive. He hoped
he might secure q share OF the reward. He
state STAT i pr fS'n'i for h erssa stealli aHa Il fsa was seen pri m
t hah W. jRSIIlSwsaq nn ill., hi S%F9Sihsr William 2 2 pG ana
pfI% tis Story & y ! ssIi Pr" sad asi4s f r %aas%:
Mosher Is tie, loader Of she cons spis si'' he
tors, sent IL Mr. Ross. ! az, familiar With
wRetGsr he Is The auth or q them. S'' 'No '0l'e'S
Before we show you the letters" said Capt,
HMs ssHs;r, sSbs snaMr'tl to Us tho peouliaFltl0s q
f. careless. He seldom finishes . page Without "%a
Ssiew 9ffo Ii IIinens.o % S'isn h wr ioISs s a lstts a1 L Is pr fn
a peculiar and awkward way.S
The letters were produced.
ao nTPhiffy s ssa his; w HsdSsn. the fHRssoT I. q tA 8
hha IAN y v sss b lr and al, just AZ ! told ySu;;
the letters are folded In u peculiar and awk-
"'tT'hiis, iidientiication Of the letters seemed con-
e upen Can't t. H HsiHan ssd M! fRS ass. impression
.Arra inssn sas'a Sere n H%as,, wlts a The New York
detectives that the Philadelphia police should
be kept informed OF all that transpired, apd
delphia, should be forthcoming.
Capt. Hedden sfterward learned that Mosher
and Douglas nGnnfactnrSd q moth preventive,
about the country, with q horse and wagon
selling this with other small articles. He also
discovered that Mosher had a brother-in-iaw
q New York, Who was probably implicated IN
Md. ssSt Tor %ss,,s e ,sH1 the he, rSthssr;In,law Of
siist me in hiding tho men, and recovering the
he agreed to help the police. / freely coniess
saae I sssstyol ! s sH'f Fnss lais0 rs shs sass ws e
good method, but 1 am forced to say Il failed
s sI'h WON IN ah | c ssss; t tE" i @s. ss S,d % saalS
be induced. by q share In the reward, to inform
where the child was. 1 do not think wsstcr-
tool some Iprt p ihs a66dae;ionn' ] iiecI ro.iti9 o.
Inc lniiowlng letter WAS sent by me 10 Capt.
Helms on sept. III
sseut.., y hioss.fs. i. n says NO s.as s9i assa q q , your ss sits.
ma sss1 sa .s'i {. .f ina : ss ss. 81 t S.ss::;a n is,rd Ta .ss 70 sss, IS
f fSurss stree. II sSp front s1rs SoI name ,S a9, sSown b., ,hs .hir Or
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